Eastman v. Ithaca v. Fredonia?

pbesthall
Thu, 07 Apr 2011 21:14:50 +0000

Thank you, Mezzo’sMama. Since I’ve never had the opportunity to live in that type of environment before, I’ve just been wondering what it would be like. I actually received advice straight from famed choral composer Eric Whitacre- whom I think many would assume could handle the “conservatory lifestyle”- not to go to a school like Julliard (where he went) or Eastman for an undergraduate degree. He said that Julliard almost ruined music for him, to the point that when hearing a song on the radio, he couldn’t help but break it down mentally into a set of chords defined by numbers. Anyway, I see a lot of great things about being at Eastman, and the idea is exciting to me. Does/Did your Mezzo D attend Eastman?